Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

News Reports

Punjab crisis: Congress ignores Amarinder Singh’s objections, makes Navjot Singh Sidhu the new ‘captain’ in state

Akshita Bhadauria - 19 July, 2021

The appointment of Sidhu as the new Punjab Congress Chief is being looked at as a plaster solution to fix the recently developed cracks in the state’s leadership just ahead of the assembly elections.

Opinions

Why Left media and their hitjobs against India are part of a global conspiracy

Nupur J Sharma - 18 July, 2021

It is a cause of concern for a variety of reasons, but mostly because western backed media outlets serve as the propaganda wing of western countries.

Opinions

Sending a message: Why Communists in Kerala relaxed Covid norms for Eid but Pakistan did not

Abhishek Banerjee - 18 July, 2021

If Uttar Pradesh can cancel Kanwar Yatra, why can’t there be a lockdown in Kerala during Bakr-Eid?

News Reports

Amarinder Singh refuses to meet Navjot Singh Sidhu until Sidhu apologises to him, will accept party decision on state Congress chief

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2021

Captain Amarinder Singh has demanded a public apology from Navjot Singh Sidhu for his offensive comments and Tweets

Politics

Akhilesh Yadav proves while picture may speak a thousand words, it may not always be truth: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2021

Akhilesh Yadav tries to pass off attack on cops by family members of one accused as cop assaulting woman through a misleading image

Munawwar Rana threatens to leave UP if Yogi is reelected CM, gives unique reason behind Muslims having 8 children: Details

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2021

Munawwar Rana has said that he will leave Uttar Pradesh if Mahant Yogi Adityanath is reelected the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Politics

Media quotes sources to claim Yediyurappa may resign, Karnataka CM denies

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2021

A day after Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, rumours began to spread.

Politics

Uroosa Rana, Munawwar Rana’s daughter, says UP Congress Chief Ajay Kumar Lallu misbehaved with her when she went to meet Priyanka Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2021

Urooa Rana, the daughter of controversial poet Munnawar Rana, said that she had gone to meet Priyanka Gandhi during a protest

News Reports

‘Crude’ murder of BJP worker who was close to Arjun Singh’s son: A video, TMC conspiracy theories and police ‘probing all angles’

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2021

In order to portray the murder of Joy Prakash Yadav as an 'internal conspiracy' by the BJP, the TMC claimed that accused Tuntun Choudhury was close to Pawn Singh's father Arjun Singh.

News Reports